Hay-carrier.



P. B. STRIOKLER. HAY CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1 908.Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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HAY CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED 813F130, 1908.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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INVENTORY ww I Altorney (fl/ l 4/ WITNESSES F. B. STRIGKLER. HAYCARRIER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a0, 1908.

930,572. Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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Fig. 4 is aview of the FRAN 1i B. STRIOhLER, OF .TANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

HAY-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 30, 1908.

A Patented Aug. 10, 1909. Serial No. 455,501.

To aZZ whom it Mail concern;

Be it knownthati l, FRANK B. STRICKLER,

of Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and "useful Improvements in Hay-Gar r1ers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains' to make and use the same.

My invention relates to in hay carriers and and combinations of fullyexplained and claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, igure 1 is a view in side elevation of mycarrier the gravity lock be.- ing engaged by the stop. Fig. 2 is a viewinvertical longitudinal section of the carrier. Fig. 3 is a view intransverse section. gravity lock'and grapples detached showing the partsin their proper relative positions, are views showingthe manner ofattaching an improvement parts as will be more pointed out in the I [thestopto the track.

' vided with a downwardly and 1 represents the carof the carrier con--sistingof a circular body 2 and side brackets 3,g.the latter beingprovided at theirends with the flanged wheels 4 whichtravel on the"trackway 5. This car sections bolted together as shown, each sectioncomprising one-half of the body and one side bracket. The body 2 of thecarrier is'gprovided with a continuous ing, inwardly for the receptionof the outwardly projecting flange 6 of the rope pulley frame 7. ThlSrope pulley frame is prooutwardly diverglng throat at the ends -of whichare mounted the sheaves 8.- -This' frame is also madein two parts boltedtogether and the sheaves 8, one at each d, are mounted on boltspassin'gthrough both sections of the frame 7, heaves acting asspacingblocks for'the frame. I Mounted in the throat of the rope pulley frameare the gra ples 9. Each grapple is ivotally mountedP-on a bolt 10extending ongitudinallv of the frame and each compulley, an inwardlyprojecting finger 12 intermeshingrwith the finger of the other grapple,and an up 'wardl it consists in the parts:

and Figs. 5 and 6 is made in two groove open- 1 tated or turned,jtheengagement of the prlses a hook-11 adapted to engage the fork mg locatedsufthem of. the lower end-of when-the grapples are intheir closed tion,or in engagement with the sides of fork pulley.-

The gravity lock consists of the upper section" 14 and a lower swivelsection 15. The upper section is provided with a slot 16 open at the topforming in eflect two iny projecting armsl? adapted to engage the stopon the'track and elevate the osithe 'gra vity look. This upper-section14 of the lock rests and moves between the ribs 18 formed on the innerfaces of the side brackets 3, while thelower swivel section 15 restsnormally below the, side brackets and on the shoulders'l3 of the grapple9. This lower section is provided with recessed ends 19 which latter areadapted to receive the shoulders 13 of the are in their closed the endsof-the recesses 19 with the shoulders 20 which latter are adapted, whenthe grapples are closed, torest against the shoulder 13 of the lock thelatter 1n their closed position and prevent the possibility ofaccidental open: ing which would result in the release of the forkpulley.

By 'recessing the end of the swiveled secgrapples 9 when the latterposition. This lower sec- ,tion 15 of the gravity lock is provided atgrapple and thus positivelythe gravity lock I tion 15 of the gravitylock I form housings for the shoulders 13, and as the movementof thegravity lock is these housings never ders 13 consequently o the with thegrapples, irrespective 6f the posi tion of the rope pulley frame 'Z'tothe car 1 of the carrier.

In the construction shown the rope pulley upward limited, w,holly leavethe shoula separation of these parts or danger'of scribed when the ropepulley frame is rorapples with the housings of the swivele section 15 ofthe gravity-lock, causes said section 15to turn with the rope pulleyframe 7 and always be in a position to fall between the shoulders 20when the gravity lock is released from the stop. v'ided with an inwardlypro having aside flange 21.

.minates under the side finger hence itwill be grapple is moved on itsach finger ter-' flange-of the other seen that when one pivot, theotherwill there is no possibility gravity lock getting out of alinement v 7car so asto freely .turn thereon, and by; the arrangement de- Eachgrapple is proecting finger 12 the fork pulley frame.

closeon the fork pulle frame, the gravity be moved with it both inopening and closing. When the grapples are open, the two fingers 12 restin a position to be engaged-by the fork pulley 22 so thatas the latteris elevated by the hoist rope, the top of the frame of the pulley willengage the underside of these fingers thus elevating them and turningthe grapples ina direction to engage As thegrapples lock rides on-thetops the shoulders 13 'until the latter clear the shoulders 20, thusfreeing the gravity lock and" permitting it" to fall to a position with.its shoulders bedental opening.

tween the shoulders 13 on the grapples and positively locking the latteragalnst acci- The forkpulley frame 23 is made of one piece'having a.swivel cast" thereina'nd a clevis 24 on the lower end of the swivel,the I portion of the frame at'the top being closed as shown at 25 forengagement with the fingers 12 of the grapples.

. I p The stop 26 is provided with the usual inclined flangeadapted toenter the slotted upper portion of the gravity lock for lifting the sameand freeing thegrapples. Th sstop is provided at each end wlthenlargements' 2? slotted to receive the webs of the two rails 5, eachenlargement beingv provided intermediate the webs of-the rails with, a

tongue 28' which acts asla-spacing block for the rails; Theseenlargements embrace the outer sides of the webs of both rails and are"between the rails and secured inplace-by nuts and-washers: By thisarrangement the secured in placebythe bolts 29 projecting up stop can bereadily detached. from the-rails or canbe quickly and readily loosenedand resecured in another position.

It is evident that many slight changes i might be'resortedto in therelatlve arrange-- ment of parts shownrand described .without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my, invention henceI would haveit'understoo'd thatI do not wish to confine myself to the exactconstruction-shown and described, but

Having fully described my invention what- I claim as new and desire to.secure ,by"Letters-Patent, is

1. In a haycarr er, the combination with a car'and rope pulley frame, ofgrapples pivotally mounted the latter, and a.

I ulley framecarrying a pulley, said gravity lock mounted to slidevertically, said gravity lock feed provided with recessed ends adaptedto overlap and housethe upper ends of the grapples.

2. In a hay carrler, the combination with a car and a rope pulley. frameswiveled thereto, of grapples pivoted to the rope pulley frame, and asectional gravity lock, the said sections beingfl-swiveled together, thelowersection of said swivel'lock having recessed ends adapted to embraceupwardly projectingihembers of the gra ples.

. 3. In a hay carrier, the com bination with a car and a rope pulleyframe, of grapples pivotally mounted in the rope pulley frame,"each'grapple comprisingv a hoolr and an in- 'wardly projecting fingerhaving a side flange, the end ofthe finger of each gra ple resting underthe flange of the finger o the other grapple, and a sliding lock forholding the grapples in their closed position.

4. In a hay carrier, the combination with a car and a rope pulley frameswiveled thereto, of grapples plvotally mounted in the rope pulley frame-and provided. on their up- .per surfaces with shou'ldersfand asectional gravitylock, the sections of which are swiv- .eled together,the upper section resting between ribs on the s1 es of the car and thelower. section provided at its ends with housings embracing. theshoulders on the grapples.

5. In a hay carrier, the combination'with two parallel rails on which acarrier runs, of

a' stop provided with enlargedends havm slots therein for the receptionof the webs o the rails and a bolt passing through each enlarged endbetween the webs of therails and nuts for locking the bolts in place.

specification in the presence of two subscribmg witnesses.

i FRANK B. STRIOKLER.

Witnesses:

vC. W. REEDER,

JENNIE L. BURKE.

